Economics
Powell Says Fed Can’t Protect Markets U.S. Default
- Fed chair comments amid Congress stalemate on debt limit
- Calls on lawmakers to raise debt ceiling in timely fashion
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank doesn’t possess the ability to shield financial markets or the U.S. economy from severe damage should Congress fail to lift the nation’s debt limit in coming weeks and precipitate a default on government obligations.